Comments on: The FAQs of Fasnacht

By: Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:44:27 +0000

Dear Alan,

Hopefully this does not reach you too late.

I would imagine the best places to buy books in Basel are Bider and Tanner in Bankverein, or Bergli Books on Rumelinsplatz in the old town. Both carry a good selection of books on Basel-related topics.

Rgds,
Nick

By: Alan Firth

Alan Firth — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:27:37 +0000

We are coming again to Basel for Fasnacht (must be our 20th time) , but this time we are bringing two friends. Are there any books we can purchase in England (and in English) which we could give our friends as a gift ?

We are based in Manchester so need to know of a book store near there if possible. If not can we purchase a book in Basel on the Saturday before Fasnachtt starts ? If so where is the best place ?

Oh and by the way - we can’t wait to visit our favourite city at its most special time

By: Mila

Mila — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:26:51 +0000

You can buy masks at Manor during the weeks before Fasnacht. Used ones (with or without costumes) can be found at http://www.fasnachtskiste.ch or at various brockis. If you want to have a really beautiful, handmade one go to one of the ateliers, like http://www.ateliercharivari.ch, http://www.larve.ch, http://www.larvestube.ch, http://www.dildi.ch, just to mention a few. These masks are expensive but if you want to collect them as a piece of art, they are worth it. And don’t buy the plastik ones. They are cheaper, but only the paper ones are the original ones.

By: Sefton Booth

Sefton Booth — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:43:40 +0000

Hi Ellie,

Can you tell me, did you locate any Larval masks, i’m finding it quite hard to locate them, or do you think it’s best to try making them. I remember working with them in the Circus space, and really would like to get hold of some to work with some specail school children.

Many thanks,

Sefton

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:34:36 +0000

Hi,

I really enjoyed reading this! Do you have any idea where I can buy larval masks from the Basel carnival?

Thanks

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By: britte79

britte79 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:15:27 +0000

Radabang should be sold by the same people who sell the plakete. Hard to get one once fasnacht starts though.

There is a massing of the piccolos and drums from the smaller cliques on Wednesday night. It’s usually at midnight and it either starts or ends at the Munsterplatz. I’ve never actually seen it in 20 years of playing at the fasnacht though, guess I was always somewhere else.

For a massing of drummers, If you’re around on Tuesday night and want an alternative to the Gugge concerts, the place to be is the Adler over the bridge in Kleinbasel. From about 10.

By: reblogger

reblogger — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:05:55 +0000

Reply to Whiffler: “Chamfering” is a literal translation. The term in English means to “bevel” or “take the edge off”.

The purpose of Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras is to “take the edge off” the hard times to come during Lent.

Of course the fact that Basel Fasnacht takes place a week later than Shrove Tuesday makes the all the above completely irrelevant!

By: Whiffler

Whiffler — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:57:15 +0000

I’ve been a few times, and will be there this month. A few things mystify me…… what is Chamfering night (with iodine) as I’ve seen references but no explanation.

Also, where can one get hold of the raddabang?

Someone was telling us about the piccols massing on Wednesday night, but it could be that our hopeless translation causes a misunderstanding.

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